Christopher Geldart, director of the Homeland and Emergency Management Agency, waits to testify at a public oversight roundtable on the Emergency Preparedness for the 2013 Presidential Inauguration, held by D.C. Councilman Phil Mendelson Thursday, De. 6, 2012 at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. Geldart told the councilman that they have learned many lessons from the 2009 inauguration and are planning accordingly. He also said that they do not expect the record crowds this time that they had then. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
A construction worker stands inside the fenced off area outside the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012. Work is underway to build a viewing platform here for the Inauguration parade. This Pennsylvania Avenue entrance is likely to be closed to the public through March so that the platform can be torn down after Jan. 21. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
**FILE** Buddy Roogow, D.C. Lottery Executive Director, testifies June 29, 2011, at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., before a city council hearing regarding online poker in D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Buddy Roogow Executive Director D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board testifies before a D.C. Council hearing regarding online poker in the nation's capitol, at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., Wednesday, June 29, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
**FILE** Buddy Roogow (right), D.C. Lottery Executive Director, and Irvin B. Nathan, D.C. Attorney General, make their exit June 29, 2011, following their testimony at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., before a city council hearing regarding online poker in D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
**FILE** Buddy Roogow (center), D.C. Lottery Executive Director, testifies June 29, 2011, at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., before a city council hearing regarding online poker in D.C. At right is Natwar M. Gandhi, D.C.'s Chief Financial Officer. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
**FILE** Buddy Roogow, D.C. Lottery Executive Director, testifies June 29, 2011, at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C., before a city council hearing regarding online poker in D.C. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
Mayor Vincent Gray was joined by Metropolitan Police Department Chief Cathy Lanier and other public safety officials on Friday, Nov. 2, 2012 at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. to announce changes to improve both safety and fairness in the photo enforcement violations for traffic cameras in the city. The new program, which goes into effect on Monday, will include the following changes: Violators caught speeding up to 10 mph over the limit will be fined $50 instead of $75; violations from 11 to 15 mph over the limit will be fined at $100 instead of $125; and violations of more than 25 mph over the limit will increase from $250 to $300. The mayor said that the revenue raised from these fines will go towards hiring 100 new police officers in 2013. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
Terry Bellamy, director of the District Department of Transportation, testifies at a hearing on Monday, Oct. 15, 2012 at the Wilson Building in Washington, D.C. to discuss the Accessible Parking Amendment Act of 2012. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
